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ניסוי של טיל חץ

“We need Iron Dome, Arrow 3 and everything in between”: IDF sounds alarm over weapons shortages

28.07.26|Yuval Azulay
A senior defense official says Israel’s prolonged campaign has consumed vast quantities of ammunition and warns that delays in funding threaten future readiness.
ספינת הטילים יהב במהלך ה שיפוץ

Israel is rebuilding a 35-year-old missile ship into an Iron Dome-equipped naval shield

20.07.26|Yuval Azulay
INS Lahav is being stripped down and rebuilt with Rafael’s naval Iron Dome, advanced radar and Israeli technology as the Navy races to protect offshore infrastructure from missile and drone threats. 
כוח צה”ל ב לבנון

Netanyahu greenlights massive defense funding plan amid war pressures

02.07.26|Yuval Azulay
The agreement injects billions into the Defense Ministry, enables long-term weapons purchases, and postpones a decision on rehabilitation funding despite soaring casualties.
מנכ"ל משרד הביטחון אמיר ברעם בכנס הרצליה באוניברסיטת רייכמן 1.7.26

“Israel’s long-term force buildup is dangerously lagging behind”

01.07.26|Yuval Azulay, Shlomo Teitelbaum
Defense Ministry Director General Amir Baram argues Israel cannot afford delays in defense investment. 
מערכת לייזר מגן אור של חברת אלביט

Israel sets sights on space lasers as the next military frontier

30.06.26|CTech
Defense Minister Israel Katz unveils ambitious plan to develop offensive space capabilities while warning the military is preparing for renewed conflict with Iran.
סוללת כיפת ברזל רפאל תעשיה צבאית

Israel budget deadlock could freeze interceptor missile orders from Rafael and Israel Aerospace Industries

29.06.26|Yuval Azulay
Officials say budget impasse could halt new shell production orders for Elbit Systems and disrupt procurement of air defense interceptor missiles from Rafael and IAI.
נערות אימון כושר קרבי הכנה לצבא ליחידות קרביות

The teenage girls preparing for Israel's next war

29.06.26|Ari Libsker
On Israel’s beaches and in its parks, teenage girls as young as 14 are training in combat fitness programs as they set their sights on elite IDF units once closed to women.
מטוס F-35

“The entire Air Force was ready to take off”: Israeli commander details aborted strike on hundreds of targets in Iran

16.06.26|CTech
Maj. Gen. Omer Tishler revealed that Israeli warplanes were fully armed and prepared for a sweeping operation deep inside Iran before the mission was canceled just one hour before launch.
חיילי צה"ל בדרום לבנון פעילות כוח כוחות קרב חטיבתי חטיבה גולני פיקוד אוגדה 36

“A general overhaul”: The war that was supposed to pay for itself is costing Israel billions

16.06.26|Yuval Azulay
Defense dreams of regional prosperity collide with a mounting bill.
סיור במתקן אימוני של צה”ל מתקן מאמן הסייבר

The unit preparing for Israel's invisible war

14.06.26|Omer Kabir
From simulated network breaches to international exercises, inside the IDF's cyber training hub.
מוצרי חברת בגירה

The other side of Israel’s defense export boom

10.06.26|Yuval Azulay
Behind record global sales, smaller manufacturers say orders from the Defense Ministry are drying up.
הפגנה 3 פרו פלסטינית מפגינים פרו פלסטינים ב מטה מיקרוסופט ברדמונד 19.8.25

Microsoft expands human rights oversight after investigation into Israeli defense ministry's use of AI

07.06.26|CTech
Final review details evidence, internal inquiries, and lessons from a controversy that roiled the company.
מערכת הגנה נגד טילים עוקץ פלדה של אלביט

From Arrow interceptors to artillery shells: Why the IDF wants more money

07.06.26|Yuval Azulay
The military argues that lessons from recent wars require a fundamental overhaul of force-building plans.
נפילה ברחוב יהודה הלוי 123 תל אביב נועם ורדי

Iranian missile damaged secret Israeli intelligence facility in Tel Aviv strike

02.06.26|CTech
New report says geospatial intelligence unit was hit in February attack that killed a civilian. 
חיילי צה"ל בדרום לבנון פעילות כוח כוחות קרב חטיבתי חטיבה גולני פיקוד אוגדה 36

Israel’s security reality is growing more dangerous, and more expensive

25.05.26|Yuval Azulay
From Lebanon to Iran and Gaza, the IDF faces expanding fronts as defense costs spiral toward record levels. 
מכונית BYD Sealion 8 ב תערוכת הרכב בשנגחאי סין שנגחאי

China’s EV giants are colliding with Israel’s security concerns

24.05.26|Tomer Hadar
As Chinese electric vehicles dominate the market, Israel is debating how much trust connected cars deserve.
כוחות מילואים יוצאים מ רצועת עזה

Record defense spending on the table as Israel prepares for potential renewed Iran conflict

20.05.26|Yuval Azulay
Military requests additional funding amid continued escalation across regional fronts.
מימין שיגור טיל לורה מספינה ו IWI רובי סער ערד של מפעלי נשק ישראל

From defense giants to startups: Israel reconsiders how it buys weapons

06.05.26|Yuval Azulay
Procurement overhaul to weigh flexibility of new entrants against dominance of legacy contractors.
מטוס F-35

Israel races to lock in fighter jet deals as U.S. support uncertainty grows

05.05.26|Yuval Azulay
Concerns over future aid and production access drive accelerated purchases of F-35 and F-15 squadrons.
מטוסי F-35 חיל האוויר מטוס F35

F-35 and F-15 deals signal unprecedented expansion of Israeli Air Force

04.05.26|Yuval Azulay
Four new squadrons planned within a decade.